Posted by AuntieMel on November 15, 2004, at 10:20:50
In reply to I wonder, what is it like to not have people know, posted by just plain jane on November 13, 2004, at 20:06:47
Let's see....
You are worried because you are "different" because you haven't mastered shallowness??
Sorry, toots, but I think that makes you more well balanced and together than the rest. Maybe the wrong people are in therapy.
I know what you mean about the feeling. I never "fit in" either. No, wait, that is not true. When I was little (in a large city) *I* was the cool one because I didn't just join in on every mundane thing the others did. It was only after moving to a small town that I experienced the pack mentality. There was no way in <hades?> that I would ever fit with that group no matter how I tried. It took a long time to accept that, but once I did I was much better off.
This was the time of free love and peace and flower power and mind altering substances. There were a few like me in school and we were so mellow....... The others were the 'country' type. Bubbas all. The only things I liked about the country were the mushrooms that grew out of the cow patties.
I can now accept that (at least in this aspect) what I am is normal to most of the world. It just didn't serve me well there.
Unsolicited advice: Do not worry about this. You are fine. You will grow to be the wise caring grandma while the others are still fretting about appearances.
From someone that is older (2 years) and wiser..
poster:AuntieMel
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